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Gopher Sports: News & Notes

2/5/2025 11:04:00 AM | Athletics

Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.


THURSDAY

  • Women's Basketball vs. Iowa | 7PM | BTN

FRIDAY

  • Softball vs. Utah | Tempe, AZ | 10AM
  • Softball vs. #21 California | Tempe, AZ | 12:30PM
  • Tennis vs. Missouri | 3:30PM
  • #24 Swim & Dive Hosts First Chance Meet | 5PM | B1G+
  • #8 Wrestling at #4 Ohio State | 6PM | B1G+

SATURDAY

  • Women's Track & Field Hosts Gopher Classic
  • Swim & Dive Hosts First Chance Meet | 11AM | B1G+
  • Tennis vs. Colorado State | 11AM
  • #3 Women's Hockey at #1 Wisconsin | 2PM | B1G+
  • Tennis vs. St. Thomas | 4PM
  • Softball vs. Miami (Ohio) | Tempe, AZ | 4:45PM
  • Men's Basketball vs. #23 Illinois | 5PM | BTN
  • #16 Gymnastics at #5 Michigan State | 6PM | B1G+
  • Softball at Arizona State | 9:15PM

SUNDAY

  • #8 Wrestling vs. Purdue | Noon | B1G+
  • #3 Women's Hockey at #1 Wisconsin | Noon | B1G+
  • Softball vs. Utah | Tempe, AZ | 12:15PM
  • Women's Basketball vs. Indiana | 2PM | B1G+

MONDAY

  • Men's Golf at Puerto Rico Classic

TUESDAY

  • Men's Golf at Puerto Rico Classic

LAST WEEK

Men's Basketball (12-11, 4-8)
L, 68-71 vs. Washington | Highlights
W, 69-61 at Penn State | Highlights

  • @GopherMBB: Brennan Rigsby had the big first-half slam in last night's win

Women's Basketball (18-5, 6-5)
L, 69-82 at #4 USC | Highlights
L, 53-79 at #1 UCLA | Highlights

Women's Golf
T-15th Place at Puerto Rico Classic | Recap

Gymnastics (5-0, 3-0)
W, 196.825-195.425 vs. Washington | Highlights

Men's Hockey (21-6-3, 12-4-2)
W, 5-2 vs. #17 Wisconsin | Highlights
W, 4-1 vs. #17 Wisconsin | Highlights

  • GopherSports.com: Jimmy Snuggerud was honored as B1G First Star for the third time this season

Women's Hockey (22-6-1, 16-5-1)
W, 3-1 vs. #2 Ohio State | Highlights
L, 3-7 vs. #2 Ohio State | Highlights

Men's Swimming & Diving (6-3, 2-1)
W, 232.50-120.50 vs. Northwestern
W, 248-105 vs. Purdue | Recap

  • Bar Soloveychik (1000 Free) and YuTong Wang (3M Diving) set new school records

Women's Swimming & Diving (8-3, 4-1)
W, 241-112 vs. Northwestern
W, 241-112 vs. Purdue | Recap

Tennis (3-2)
W, 4-0 vs. Air Force | Recap
W, 4-3 at Iowa State | Recap

Women's Track & Field
Nine Titles at Meyo Invite/Midwest Classic | Recap

Wrestling (8-1, 4-1)
W, 28-9 vs. #12 Rutgers | Highlights


Fox9.com: Coach Plitzuweit was the guest on the Gopher Coaches Show on Fox 9 last night.

GopherSports.com: Ahead of next week's season opener, Jake Perry and Weber Neels were recognized in D1Baseball's 2025 preseason player rankings.

GopherSports.com: Gymnastics' quad meet against Iowa, LIU and Centenary College will now be held at Maturi Pavilion on Sunday, March 16.

GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck appeared on BTN on Tuesday to give an offseason update on the program.

GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck announced several promotions and a hiring last week. In addition, Defensive Line Coach Winston DeLattiboudere was hired by the Arizona Cardinals.

GopherSports.com: Cross County was honored for academic excellence by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The men's and women's teams own the highest GPAs in the Big Ten.

WCCOTV.com: Hockey's Abbey Murphy spoke with WCCO TV with just a few weeks left in the regular season.

GopherSports.com: Gopher Digital put together a time lapse of a busy weekend of activities at Maturi Pavilion.

GopherSports.com: Mike Grimm was the most recent guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.

WCCORadio.com: Former Gopher and current Minnesota Frost Taylor Heise spoke with WCCO about her work with Second Harvest Heartland.

GopherSports.com: New assistant coach Michael Kemerer joined host Isaiah Salazar in the newest episode of Wrestling's "Hot Seat" series.

GopherSports.com: Wrestling's "Know a Newcomer" series continues with Mound, Minn., native Jack Nelson.

WCCOTV.com: Former Gopher infielder Erika Smyth chatted with WCCO TV about her softball training facility located in Savage.

@GopherSoftball: Get to know your Gophers ahead of Friday's Softball opener:

@GopherVBall: Coach Cook spoke with VolleyballMag.com editor Lee Feinswog.

@GopherFootball: ESPN talked with Danny Striggow after his last-second call up to the Senior Bowl.

@GopherFootball: Jah Joyner picked up the sack in Saturday's Senior Bowl.

@GopherWrestling: Vikings defensive tackle Harrison Phillips stopped by practice to spar with Gable Steveson last week.

The Latest from Gopher Digital:

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Wednesday, February 04
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Wednesday, September 24
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Thursday, September 18
Cub Plays of the Year
Monday, July 14